US 82nd Infantry Division

The US 82nd Infantry Division was a US Army division that existed from 1917 to 1919 and from 1921 to August 1942. The division was organized at Camp Gordon, Georgia on 25 August 1917 and shipped out to France during World War I, serving as a part of the American Expeditionary Forces. Since its members came from all 48 states, it was nicknamed the "All-Americans", leading to the adoption of two A's on its insignia. The division produced several war heroes, including Alvin C. York, Omar Bradley, and James M. Gavin, as well as politicians John Bel Edwards and Strom Thurmond.